Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-19
1 Few SUGGESTIONS
Respectfully Submitted to the Peopls
of Texas, her State ard
Railroad Officials,
AS Well as These Hh0 Have Interests
Here and Nay Contemplate
Making ibis State
Their Future Home, and to AN In General
Who May be In Ssarch sf HeMes
and Inv Snen:S.
BY A CITIZEN OF TEXAS.

Suggestion No. 1.-Speaking of rail-
would state or people be without rail-
roads?" Very true. 1t is also said, and
believed by many: "What would rail-
roads be without people end state?" Per-
hsps "honors are easy" on this score
No. 2-Individuals, and especially CAPT
talists, seldom act solely for sentiment
or public spirit. As q rule It lie business,
yes, for cold business purposes. Did not
the state Of Texas offar to the capitalists
good neld for Investment, We would to-
d.y be without railroads and many other
good things which We now have.
No. THE State Of Texas was made
on the brosd-gauge plan and she should
be handled by her people, their represen-
tstives and by those who represent the
railroad interest of our state in that way
that is to say, adop: and put in practice
and keep it up, s broad gauge and liberal
policy. The state, her resources and nat
ural advantages will justify this.
NJ. s-Criticism-plsin American Eng
lish-snould not be taken SO any indica-
ton of lack OF respect for those Who hold
high offices (either for state or rail-
rosds), or the great interest they repre-
sent. Il should be taken ia the spirit
given, which is with best wishes for all,
with malice towards none, and with only
the best interest Of our people, state and
her railroads in view.
No We will all agree that the good
people Of Texas, ard her railroads with
the help of kind Providence, who mas
smiled upon and deGit literally with us),
are entitled to the credit Of making Texas
what she is to -dsy This point being set
tied, 1t is self evident fac, that what
we need Crowded we wish TO proceed
with the good work. is more good people
and railroads.
No. 10 If suggestion No. 9 meets with
the hearty approval C al, there Is then
nothing left to be done but TO go to work
and all join hsnds, pull together, re-
cover, as soon as possible, the ground We
have lost and establish good reputation,
for state with TIC repu alton of ours to-
day is very heavy load for our good peo-
pie TO carry.
No. IL -Speakipg Of competition, it
would be well to understand and, if pos
sible, appreciate what competition Texas
and her railroads have to meet, and it is
much valuable time will be saved It is
also believed that sll will see the
importance and actual necessity of all
Texas being united and working in har-
mony in this great cause. That is to say,
work Texas as state, and not merely in
local or self n way To meet the COM
petition referred TO we will not have any
too much strength, and sll hands and Sec
lions of our great state, as well IS our
railroad officials, with their grea! power,
will not be any too much. Even with all
this combined influence, We will have
good cause to be thankful if we secure
cur share of people and capital, as against
other states that are row and have been
for years our active, and you might say,
very lively competitors.
No. 13-It would be q difficult matter
for anyone to outline any plan or policy
to pursue, that Is TO soy, we could not
we'll decide upon details, bus we can say
in q general way that We are going to
nave our state properly represented, and
we are going into the field for business;
that We mean business, and propose to
flight 1t out on that lire if it takes au
summer" We should edd, "ii it takes
all time to come" II We decide to talk
and act in tais way the details will sug-
gest themselves and be easily cared for,
and We will ell be sgre.sbly surprised az
the result, and that, too, in the near fu-
ture. First show by our work that we
have fsitn in our state, and we will soon
have many able and willing hands to join
US in onr good end worthy l,bors.
No. 4.-RafeITipg 10 suggestion No. IL
to more fully explsin what is meant by
competition, let Us understand and besr
in mind thar Texas naturally comes into
competition with other states, territories
and sections that sTe IN competition with
the Old and thickiy settled states of our
own great country, as well as tha. of Eu-
rope, Ior both pc pie and capital; anc it
is not reasonable nor business to expect
that we are going 10 get our share Of
either without 81 effort, or, we will say,
without meeting competition. Il 4pecisliy
is this so with our present and past repc-
tation, which, as we well know, we do
not deserve; and we also k1o1 that G
great injustice has beer, and is to-day
being contiD ued, against our state End
people, hence the great Importance CT
prOmpr action.
No. l5-Specking Of reputation, with
out it, and good one, too, neither mar,
corporation nOr state can succeed or ad-
vance. We have IT, face facts, be il ever
so unpleasant; they are Sub 0orI things
and must be recogniz ID, and II possible,
when injurious TO any interest removed;
70 remove these unpleasant facts, an eff
fort must be made, il not IL will &c found
that delay Is very expensive. To be
plain, the present impr5 s;icn entertained
of Texas by people w1o do Tot know our
stste, is directly the opposite of facts;
hey connect rexts and Ter people with
everything that is s~nsati 7Gs and We
might ssy bad, and with very little that is
good or worthy OK the respect OF good
people and the confidence Of those seek
ing investments or homes. This is or il
not the case; il il be true, it is OF i'm
portance enough to rs that are here, 10 81
least investigate. To the writer, it Is
plain that such IN impression exists, and
were lie not satisfied it, IL ceTEsinlP